Denny, you now owe the city of Portland $$$$

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

City sets use rates for iconic White Stag sign



The city of Portland now wants to charge people for taking pictures and posting them of this sign.



http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2013/01/28/city-sets-use-rates-for-portland-sign.html


You can thank me when the city sends you a bill.

 

[PapaG]

This is a joke, right?

 

[PapaG]

Weird thing is that it isn't really even "iconic". The "Made in Oregon" sign was iconic. The "White Stag" sign was iconic. The "Portland Oregon" sign was a bail-out replacement that the city uses for publicity.

 

[PapaG]

Love the "For Lease" sign. Should be Portland's official city motto at this point.

 

[Eastoff]

Weird thing is that it isn't really even "iconic". The "Made in Oregon" sign was iconic. The "White Stag" sign was iconic. The "Portland Oregon" sign was a bail-out replacement that the city uses for publicity.

Nice try to be a hipster, but it was actually white satin sugar before it was white stag.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I'd love for this to happen in a national TV show slot:

 

[PapaG]

Nice try to be a hipster, but it was actually white satin sugar before it was white stag.

I wasn't alive then.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

i don't mind the Portland Oregon sign. It is, after all, Portland, Oregon. :MARIS61:

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Just wait until the Blazers start to change us for posting about their team.

 

[drexlersdad]

i don't mind the Portland Oregon sign. It is, after all, Portland, Oregon. :MARIS61:

heresy

 

[PapaG]

i don't mind the Portland Oregon sign. It is, after all, Portland, Oregon. :MARIS61:

May as well just copyright 'Portland Oregon and Portland, Oregon' as well.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Portland, Oregon isn't copyrightable, but that image certainly would fall under something that can be used as a trademark.

 

[PapaG]

Portland, Oregon isn't copyrightable, but that image certainly would fall under something that can be used as a trademark.

By a municipality? Do people have to pay rights to sell photos of Mt. Hood or Mt. Bachelor, even though they are "owned" and managed by the federal government? How about the St. John's Bridge? Do we pay the state of Oregon for that one?

Seems like a dumb idea to me, but I think it seems that way to you as well.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

By a municipality? Do people have to pay rights to sell photos of Mt. Hood or Mt. Bachelor, even though they are "owned" and managed by the federal government? How about the St. John's Bridge? Do we pay the state of Oregon for that one?

Seems like a dumb idea to me, but I think it seems that way to you as well.

Its more like the Hollywood sign than a bridge or mountain. Like I said, its something that is a trademark.

http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/2012/...od-sign-in-your-album-artwork-or-music-video/

 

[magnifier661]

Fucking Portland!! First they give rights to bike riders and now this?! I'm moving to Los Angeles and become a laker fan!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

and you can do the same for bridges, provided they applied for a trade/service mark.

http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=902

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Just wait until the Blazers start to charge us for posting about their team.

Charge, not change.

 

[PapaG]

and you can do the same for bridges, provided they applied for a trade/service mark.

http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=902

Well that's just fucking stupid, considering that the "owned" property is actually paid by taxpayers, and not those collecting the fees. Unless, of course, every taxpayer gets a refund for a municipal project that is publicly owned.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Well that's just fucking stupid, considering that the "owned" property is actually paid by taxpayers, and not those collecting the fees. Unless, of course, every taxpayer gets a refund for a municipal project that is publicly owned.

It goes into the "general fund"

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Well that's just fucking stupid, considering that the "owned" property is actually paid by taxpayers, and not those collecting the fees. Unless, of course, every taxpayer gets a refund for a municipal project that is publicly owned.

If they really cared about the tax payers they would lease the sign out to Budwiser, Nike, or someone else who will pay $$$$ to have their name or product in neon.

 

[HailBlazers]

Weird thing is that it isn't really even "iconic". The "Made in Oregon" sign was iconic. The "White Stag" sign was iconic. The "Portland Oregon" sign was a bail-out replacement that the city uses for publicity.

Well said, screw the city of Portland for changing the sign in the first place. And now they want to charge for its use, Can you say Pompous?

 

[mgb]

Fucking Portland!! First they give rights to bike riders and now this?! I'm moving to Los Angeles and become a laker fan!

You're a closet fan already.

 

[Eastoff]

Well said, screw the city of Portland for changing the sign in the first place. And now they want to charge for its use, Can you say Pompous?

I'm f'ing sick of you hypocritical republicans that think "Free market!" The city is paying for the electricity for this sign. The money goes DIRECTLY to the maintenance and costs of this sign. DO YOU WANT OUR CITY PAYING FOR IT"S COSTS OR NOT!?

 

[HailBlazers]

Westnob, please provide me a link to a source that says the money goes Directly to the maintenance costs. Looked but did not find anything to that effect.

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[Eastoff]

Westnob, please provide me a link to a source that says the money goes Directly to the maintenance costs. Looked but did not find anything to that effect.

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http://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-to-charge-marketers-for-featuring-iconic-sign/

City spokeswoman Abby Coppock says Portland took ownership of the sign in 2010 at a cost of about $2,000 a month in electricity and maintenance.

"Any fees that we recover are going toward recouping the costs of operating the sign," she said.

She said people can still take pictures of the sign and it can be used for free in films and for artwork. But if the image is used for marketing or promotion, then a business will have to pay. For a small business it's $100. For a larger one, it's $1,100.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I'm f'ing sick of you hypocritical republicans that think "Free market!" The city is paying for the electricity for this sign. The money goes DIRECTLY to the maintenance and costs of this sign. DO YOU WANT OUR CITY PAYING FOR IT"S COSTS OR NOT!?

But the city didn't have to take over the sign. The University of Oregon wanted to buy it and the city crapped all over that idea.